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Born in Saitama, Japan in 1999. Photographer. He loves dairy products, having trained under a cow farmer. He has been involved in a wide range of activities as a photographer, including sewing for atelierBluebottle, a mountaineering garage brand, in addition to working as a photographer for magazines, websites, and advertisements, regardless of genre.

Research and editing (text and audio). born 1991, Ursa Major.

Born in Tokyo. After working as an editor for the culture magazines "SWITCH" and "EYESCREAM", he became independent. Currently, he works as a writer, artist manager, and music label manager.

Born in Saitama, Japan in 1983. Music director and critic, involved in promotion and production in the record industry since 2006, and A&R for many artists. He is the author of "Music Goes On: The Latest Music Life Thoughts" (Music Magazine, 2021) and editor of "What is City Pop" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2022).

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Writing. I like cats, houseplants, food (charcuterie, spiced food, peaches, hard pudding, big-box Chinese, assorted) and summer. I am interested in things that cannot be reconciled. Sometimes I work as Team Unfinished.
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Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1968. Started writing with the music magazine "Rhythm & Pencil," which he started with his friends. His books include "Boku no Heisei Pants Socks Shoes Songbook," "20th Century Greatest Hits," "Koizumi Single" (a book accompanying Kyoko Koizumi's best album "Koizumi Chronicle"), "Music Manga Guidebook" as an editor, and books he edited include Goro Nakagawa and Hiroshi Nagai's "Friends Like Music," Ichiro Asazuma's "Hit is Everything," Masao Onose's "Guitarist Daikokuurai," and "Rock Gaho/Kakubarizumu Special Issue. He has also translated Terry Southern's "Red Dirt Marijuana" and Brian Wilson's "The Autobiography of Brian Wilson.

Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Yamaguchi University, and began her writing career in 2012. He has planned, interviewed, and written mainly about music, movies, and storytelling, and has worked for OKMusic, M-On Entertainment, CINRA.NET, and Billboard JAPAN before going freelance. In parallel, he organizes the crossover culture event “FREAK SMILE” and other entertainment projects. His favorite band is Yurayura Teikoku. His favorite actor is Sanyutei Mantachibana, his favorite adult is Tamagawa Taifuku, and his most envied performer is Sakamoto Yorimitsu.

Born in 1997, Aquarius. From Nishiogikubo on the Chuo Line to Seijogakuenmae on the Odakyu Line.Writing for Musicman, ANTENNA, and other publications.　X｜Instagram　

Yugawa began her career as a singer-songwriter in 2011, releasing her first full-length album “Tabiji” in 2015; in 2022, she produced the album “On a Night Without Words” with her ally, the members of the Magical Band, and performed at tour live shows and festivals throughout Japan. As Yuuga with Magical Band, he sang the theme song and accompaniment for the NHK drama “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” and released the soundtrack “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” for distribution in March 2023. 4 September 2024, he released his 4th album “Love Deluxe”. Her wide-ranging activities include narrating and singing for TV commercials, sound logos, and musicals. She is also active as Jane Jade with Sakura Fujiwara and Yuga.

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976. Music journalist. After graduating from Kyoto University's Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, he worked for Rocking On before going independent. He is active in a wide range of activities, including interviews and writing in the fields of culture and business, with a focus on music, as well as regular appearances on TV and radio. He is the author of "Heisei no hit songs" (Shincho-shinsho), "The collapse of hits" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), "Why did Hatsune Miku change the world? (Ota Publishing), and co-author of "Vocaloid Song Guide: 100 Masterpieces" (Seikaisha Shinsho) and "Shibuya Music Zukan" (Ota Publishing).
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Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts in 2005. After devoting himself to music, he was responsible for the illustrations of "Unko Drill" (Bunkyosha) and the background art of "Nyanchu! Planetarium Chuu!". Around 2021, he resumed oil painting for the first time since graduating from university.

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1992. Enrolled in Berklee College of Music in 2011. After graduating, he is based in New York. After returning to Japan in 2020, he has focused on leader projects and released three leader albums, including "ELECTRIC RIDER" (2024). In the animated film "BLUE GIANT" to be released in 2023, he played the saxophone of the main character, Dai Miyamoto.